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Arydox

 

Category: Arcade/Shoot'em Up

Homepage: pixel5studio

License: Commercial - EUR 18.95

Latest Version: v1.2

Screenshots: Pixel5Studio

Platform: Linux, Windows

Hardware Requirement: Pentium III 550 MHz, 128M RAM, openGL supporting video card, 32M video RAM (or above), OSS compatible sound card

Additional System Requirements: Linux kernel 2.4 (or above) and XWindows

Singleplayer: Yes.

Multiplayer: No.

Demo: Yes, grab it here.

Description: Arydox is a fast-paced top-down view vertically scrolling arcade shoot 'em up (or a retro SHMUP as the fans know this category). You control a space fighter blasting hordes of aliens using your firepower and your way through 18 adrenaline pumping action. The game is similar to Raptor, Tyrian, DemonStar, Strayfire and the AMIGA classic SWIV. The game's main features are:

 

* three totally different races of enemies,

* big boss at the end of every episode (one for each races),

* minibosses at the end of every level,

* 18 different levels (from easier to harder, space and surface missions),

* 31 different types of enemies,

* nine different weapon types to upgrade your ship's firepower to the max,

* shields, bonus points, bonus lives, kill-all bonuses, ...

 

The game can be controlled using the arrow keys or using your mouse.

Notes: Awesome brilliant, very cool graphic. Very challanging game.

Reviews: -

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Chromium

 

Category: Arcade/2D shooter

Homepage: Chromium BSU

License: GPL.

Latest Version: 0.9.12

Screenshots: Screenshot 1 # Screenshot 2 # Screenshot 3.

Platform:

Hardware Requirement: 3D card.

Additional System Requirements: SDL # OpenGL # Mesa.

Singleplayer: Yes.

Multiplayer: No.

Demo: No. (freeware.)

Description: You are captain of the cargo ship Chromium B.S.U., responsible for delivering supplies to our troops on the front line. Your ship has a small fleet of robotic fighters which you control from the relative safety of the Chromium vessel.

Notes: Absolutly one of the best game of its kind.

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Holotz's Castle

 

Category: Arcade/Platform

Homepage: MainReactor

License: free

Latest Version: 1.3.6

Screenshots: MainReactor

Platform: Linux, Win.

Hardware Requirement: -

Additional System Requirements: * SDL

* SDL_mixer

* SDL_ttf

* SDL_image

Singleplayer: Yes

Multiplayer: No

Demo: No. (freeware)

Description: (from Happy Penguin) A great mystery is hidden beyond the walls of Holotz's Castle. Will you be able to help Ybelle and Ludar to escape alive from the castle?

Test your dexterity with this tremendously exciting platform game!

Notes: A great Platform game. Really worth to true :)

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No Gravity

 

Category: Arcade/Space Shooter

Homepage: No Gravity - RealTech VR

License: Free

Latest Version: 1.99

Screenshots:

Platform: MacOS, Windows, Linux or BeOS

Hardware Requirement: A TNT2 or Rage 128 or better video card, with at least 8MB of video memory. 16MB of system memory.

Additional System Requirements: -

Singleplayer: Yes.

Multiplayer: No.

Demo: No. (Freeware)

Description: No Gravity is a fantastic and futuristic universe made of five intergalactic worlds. An arcade type game with great playability, where it is easy to plunge into space battles against spacefighters, space stations and more !

No Gravity is a space shooter in 3D ' a la Wing Commander'. The player is controlling a space ship view from the first person. In each mission, the player need to accomplish some objectives, like shoot and destroys enemy ships or base, escorting some ships, clearing mine field, etc....

A brief description of the objectives is given at the beginning of a mission. In some situations, the player has some wingmen, and it can controls them by giving order like attack enemy, retreat, protect the base etc... A mission is composed of different sectors which has differents objectives.

Notes: -

Reviews: -

Related websites: Artificial Intelligence

 

 

 

StarFighter

 

Category: Space Arcade/adventure

Homepage: Project: Starfighter

License: GPL

Latest Version: 1.1

Screenshots: Screenshot 1, Screenshot 2, Screenshot 3, Screenshot 4.

Platform: Linux, Solaris, BEOS, , Amiga.

Hardware Requirement: -

Additional System Requirements: SDL Library, SDL Image Library, SDL Mixer Library

Singleplayer: Yes.

Multiplayer: No.

Demo: None. (freeware)

Description: From the homepage: After decades of war one company, who had gained powerful supplying both sides with weaponary, steps forwards and crushes both warring factions in one swift movement. Using far superior weaponary and AI craft, the company was completely unstoppable and now no one can stand in their way. Thousands began to perish under the iron fist of the company. The people cried out for a saviour, for someone to light this dark hour... and someone did.

Notes: Great Arcade game. You can upgrade your ship with money you earn in the missions. Very addictive and fun.

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The Bub & Bob Brothers

 

Category: Arcade/Bubble Bobble Clone.

Homepage: Bub & Bob Brothers Homepage

License: GPL

Latest Version: 1.4

Screenshots: Screenshots

Platform: Linux, Mac, Windows, IPAQ.

Hardware Requirement: -

Additional System Requirements: Python 2.2 or 2.3, Pygame

Singleplayer: Yes.

Multiplayer: Yes. 1 to 10 players.

Demo: NO. (Freeware)

Description: Multiplayer clone of the famous Bubble Bobble game

This is a new striking n-multiplayer crazy clone of the famous Bubble Bobble game!

This version is a direct clone of the MacOS game Bub & Bob of McSebi. Thanks Sebi for all the cool graphics and sounds!

Notes: A MUST for Bubble Bobble fans.

Reviews: -

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Powermanga

 

Category: Arcade/2D shooter

Homepage: http://linux.tlk.fr/

License: GPL

Latest Version: 0.79

Screenshots: Screenshot 1 # Screenshot 2 # Screenshot 3 # Screenshot 4 # Screenshot 5.

Platform: Linux # BSD # Amiga # Windows.

Hardware Requirement: -

Additional System Requirements: SDL 1.2 # SDL_mixer.

Singleplayer: Yes.

Multiplayer: No.

Demo: No.

Description: Powermanga is an arcade 2D shoot-em-up game with 41 levels and more than 200 sprites. It runs in 320x200 or 640x400 pixels, with Window mode or direct to screen (DGA) and support for 8, 15, 16, 24, and 32 bpp.

Notes: -

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